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Team Trump tries to spread the crazy abroad | This week's gambit: Africa should rely on...coal. (billmckibben.substack.com)
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[US Energy Secretary] Mr. Wright said Africa simply needed more energy of all kinds, including and even especially coal, one of the most polluting fossil fuels.

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[–] reseller_pledge609@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

And I'm pretty damn sure wind power can be squeezed in somewhere as well. Just to round it off nicely.

[–] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

B-B-But what if it's not WiNdY aT nIgHt??

3D Checkmate!

[–] federalreverse@feddit.org 3 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

In Görmany vee haev a zaying: "At night, it is colder zan it is outside" and I zink zat's beautifull.

We also have the handy term Dunkelflaute / dark doldrums, (honestly sounds a lot better in English) for when our uncle Karl-Heinz needs to schwurbel / spout conspiracy bullshit concerning volatile solar/wind Zitterstrom / quivering power at a family festivity that we sadly can't just leave, for fear of upsetting mom and grandma Helga.

[–] reseller_pledge609@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 18 hours ago

Fuck me, I wish that wasn't so damn accurate.